A Great Leap forward in Microbial Ecology

作者：Okabe Satoshi^*; Oshiki Mamoru; Kamagata Yoichi; Yamaguchi Nobuyasu; Toyofuku Masanori; Yawata Yutaka; Tashiro Yosuke; Nomura Nobuhiko; Ohta Hiroyuki; Ohkuma Moriya; Hiraishi Akira; Minamisawa Kiwamu

来源：Microbes and Environments, 2010, 25(4): 230-240.

DOI：10.1264/jsme2.ME10178

• Microbial community and function
• 16S rRNA gene-based analysis
• uncultured microbes
• biofilms
• symbiotic microorganisms

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequence-based molecular techniques emerged in the late 1980s, which completely changed our general view of microbial life. Coincidentally, the Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology (JSME) was founded, and its official journal "Microbes and Environments (M&E)" was launched, in 1985. Thus, the past 25 years have been an exciting and fruitful period for M&E readers and microbiologists as demonstrated by the numerous excellent papers published in M&E. In this minireview, recent progress made in microbial ecology and related fields is summarized, with a special emphasis on 8 landmark areas; the cultivation of uncultured microbes, in situ methods for the assessment of microorganisms and their activities, biofilms, plant microbiology, chemolithotrophic bacteria in early volcanic environments, symbionts of animals and their ecology, wastewater treatment microbiology, and the biodegradation of hazardous organic compounds.

• 出版日期2010-12-3